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Cuba returned to standard time early Sunday. Clocks fell back an hour at 1:00 a.m. The east coast of the United States will follow suit on next Sunday, November 7th and regain the same time as Cuba.

Hurricane Tomas weakened on Sunday as it heads for the central Caribbean, noted Cuba’s Meteorology Institute (INSMET) at 6:00 p.m. EST. Nonetheless, the storm is expected to gain strength again by mid-week and continues to bode a threat to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The government of Norway gave Cuba a donation of 850,000 dollars to purchase medical supplies to be used by the medical contingent deployed by the island in Haiti after last January 12’s earthquake.

Cuba will be able to have unrestricted access to the financing of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of that international organization and currently on a visit to the island, announced. The Caribbean island nation has the lowest prevalence rate of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, which causes AIDS) in the Caribbean.

Cuba got great pitching from starter Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez and Jonder Martinez, and clutch hitting from Yorbis Borroto and Alexei Bell to beat Holland 4-1 and win the Intercontinental Cup in Taiwan.

Cuba’s chief weather forecaster Jose Rubiera warned Saturday that Haiti and the Dominican Republic could face serious danger next week from Hurricane Tomas and should take precautions.

Cuba’s popular “Morenas del Caribe” women’s volleyball team disappointed fans on Saturday losing in straight sets to Germany (24-26, 17-25 and 23-25).

Cuba will face The Netherlands in the championship game on Sunday of the Intercontinental Cup baseball tournament being played in Taiwan. On Saturday the Cubans came from behind to defeat Italy 5-3 and conclude the first two rounds of play undefeated.